05765cam a2200853 4500 534202361 TxAuBib 20211117120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780679605027 0679605029 B004KPM1FS Amazon 432aacba-46c9-43ca-9b6b-3caf4c902d73 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 159570 159570 159570 559863 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sachs, Jeffrey D. The Price of Civilization [Libby eBook] : Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity. Random House Publishing Group, 2011. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 4400kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. History of Globalization. historical non fiction. United States History. books about business. Economic Conditions. modern civilization. cultural history. american economy. nonfiction books. management books. Social Studies. Social History. Current Events. social science. business books. Globalization. Inspirational. communication. world economy. history books. Homelessness. non fiction. non-fiction. citizenship. management. government. Economics. politics. Business. culture. society. Poverty. History. Wealth. how to. money. work. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY   “Succinct, humane, and politically astute . . . Sachs lays out a detailed path to reform, regulation, and recovery.”—The American Prospect   In this forceful and impassioned book, Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a searing and incisive diagnosis of our country’s economic ills, and an urgent call for Americans to restore the core virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity. Sachs finds that both political parties—and many leading economists—have missed the big picture, profoundly underestimating globalization’s long-term effects and offering shortsighted solutions. He describes a political system that is beholden to big donors and influential lobbyists and a consumption-driven culture that suffers shortfalls of social trust and compassion. He bids readers to reclaim the virtues of good citizenship and mindfulness toward the economy and each one another. Most important, he urges each of us to accept the price of civilization, so that together we restore America to its great promise. The Price of Civilization is a masterly road map for prosperity, founded on America’s deepest values and on a rigorous understanding of the twenty-first-century world economy.   With a new Preface by the author. “Half a century ago J. K. Galbraith’s The Affluent Society changed the political consciousness of a generation. . . . Jeffrey Sachs’s new book is a landmark in this great and essentially American tradition. . . . Sachs by his life and his writing goes far to restore one’s wavering faith in the informing inspiration of the post-1945 new dawn, faith in economics, faith in America and faith in humanity.”—The Spectator   “Stimulating . . . a must-read for every concerned citizen . . . [a] hard-hitting brief for a humane economy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)   “Sachs’s book is loaded with information and anecdotes [and] proposals that would make it harder for the powerful to rig the system for their benefit.”—Scientific American   “An eloquent call for American civic renewal based on moderation, compassion, and cooperation across the lines of class, ethnicity, and ideology.”—CNN Money   “Compelling . . . This is an important book.”—Financial Times. Nonfiction. Sociology. Business. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-16 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/432/AAC/BA/MindfulSocietyEconomicsandEthicsAfter9780679605027.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=432AACBA-46C9-43CA-9B6B-3CAF4C902D73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/432/AAC/BA/MindfulSocietyEconomicsandEthicsAfter9780679605027.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=432AACBA-46C9-43CA-9B6B-3CAF4C902D73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/432/AAC/BA/MindfulSocietyEconomicsandEthicsAfter9780679605027.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=432AACBA-46C9-43CA-9B6B-3CAF4C902D73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)